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Man City punish the Wildcarders

It certainly wasn't a week to be light on Manchester City assets as David Silva (11), Raheem Sterling (7) and even Gabriel Jesus (8) all posted decent scores against Everton.

Had such a fixture occurred at a different stage of the season or if they had a double gameweek schedule for GW34 then it might not have been so damaging for so many managers.

The City assets were largely overlooked by those Wildcarding in GW32 on account of a theoretically tough fixture against Man United next week, uncertainty about how they'll play after they win the league and no double gameweek until GW37.

Manchester City recorded a comfortable 3-1 win at Everton in GW32 (Image: Getty Images)

But despite those reservations, the City stars have already chalked up one gameweek where they were unaffected by any potential drawbacks.

Those who overlooked them will be hoping it was just a short-term thing.

They will be hoping that leaving the City players out will have the long-term benefit that was expected during the international break.

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Salah outscored in the captain battle

It's not often that this happens, but for the first time in ages the Salah captainers were left to rue their decision to hand him the armband.

The Liverpool man has been the most reliable FPL player this season so making him the skipper was hardly the wrong choice, but given that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the vice-captain of many, there has been some regret out there since GW32.

Salah did score his 29th league goal of the season in the 2-1 away win at Crystal Palace so it wasn't all bad.

But with Arsenal's Gabonese striker bagging a brace and all three bonus points against Stoke, he actually out-scored Salah by six points. Captaining him instead of the Egyptian would have earned you an additional 12 points.

Some managers hoping to make up lost ground in their mini-leagues may well be kicking themselves for not being brave enough to captain Aubameyang.

But it should prove a lesson to bosses in that situation. Sooner or later you'll have to move away from the popular captain but at least someone like Aubameyang, who faces a poor Southampton side next week, gives you a viable alternative.

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Sánchez has still got it

It's been an indifferent start to life at Manchester United for Alexis Sánchez but he posted a double-figure score in GW32 and ended up in the Dream Team for the week.

The Chilean racked up 14 points from a goal, assist, clean sheet and maximum bonus in the 2-0 win over Swansea.

Obviously it's hard to tell whether that's a level he can hit consistently in his new team and I'd hope that not many of you are considering signing him for GW33 when United travel to the Etihad Stadium.

Alexis Sánchez got a goal and an assist against Swansea (Image: Getty Images)

But with more performances like his most recent one, he could be a decent differential for those looking to make up big ground in 'chip season.'

Like his United colleagues he's got two double gameweeks coming up and with an ownership of just 2.9%, any heavy involvement in goals during those games could make a big difference to someone's overall rank and standing in mini-leagues.